Eldgjá
Eldgjá is a locality in Skaftárhreppur, South Iceland. Eldgjá is situated nearby to the locality Eldjá.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ófærufoss.
Ófærufoss
Waterfall
Photo: Borvan53, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ófærufoss is a waterfall situated in the Eldgjá chasm in the western part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. Until the early 1990s a natural bridge spanned the falls, but it collapsed from natural causes.
Eldgjá
- Type: Locality
- Location: Skaftárhreppur, South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
63.96441° or 63° 57′ 52″ northLongitude
-18.61217° or 18° 36′ 44″ westOpen location code
9CM3X97Q+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1784651832OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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